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I'm quite similar to yourself, was diagnosed in may as well, both my legs and arms are a lot thinner and I'm not losing or gaining weight. I've been doing lots of yoga, walking and a bit of running to see if this helps. I'm taking hardly any insulin due to the honeymoon phase and have the...

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Hi, diagnosed in may with type 1 going for my first hba1c test tomorrow, do you fast prior to this? I forgot to ask [emoji849].

Yip, definitely allowed to drive. I'm going to send them another email to see if I get s response

Hello, I was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 in may of this year and informed the DVLA then, I still haven't heard anything from them. I completed the form online, and it states you can drive till you hear from them.

Oh right, that's interesting, my bloods were 5.8 approximately 5 hours after wards. Thanks folks for your comments, much appreciated.

Hiya, my bloods were 7.1 before eating and it was about 2 hours afterwards when I noticed they were at 13.4. my dietitian thinks I'm in the honeymoon phase at present as my insulin doses hav been reduced due to constant low blood sugars

I'm a newly diagnosed type 1 and just learning about carb counting my food. I had beans and 2 slice of multi grain toast today, which equated to 63 carbs, I'm doing a 1-15 ratio which meant I took 4 units of NOVORAPID and my bloods rose up to 13.4.

I've read baked beans are a slower acting carb so I'm confused on how to count them as I eat the low sugar kind which still count as 20 for half a large tin.

Hello, I'm very similar to yourself, overwhelmed with information, I'm reading so much stuff and don't think I'm taking any of it in.

Hello, diagnosed 4 weeks ago with type 1 diabetes after being hospitalised with DKA. I think I'm in the honeymoon phase, insulin doses have been reduced twice due to bloods being low and a bit all over the place. I've started using the freestyle libre sensor, just wandered what others who use it...